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Storm Fionn causes chaos across Cambridgeshire

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At 5:37am this morning (January 18) Magpas Doctor Richard Booker and Paramedic Ollie Robinson arrived in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire via a Magpas Air Ambulance rapid response vehicle. They had been called to treat a man who had been seriously injured in a collision between a car and a fallen tree following the strong winds overnight.

A Magpas spokesman said:

The Magpas enhanced medical team assessed the patient in his 60s who had sustained serious leg injuries. They gave the man advanced pain relief and sedated him at the scene (providing him with A&E level care) before accompanying him to Addenbrooke’s Hospital via land ambulance. The patient was in a very serious but stable condition upon arrival.

An EEAST Ambulance Service paramedic crew, Cambridgeshire Police and the Fire and Rescue Service were also in attendance.

10:15KEY EVENT

Good news for travelling motorists... ish

One lane has re-opened on the A14 in Stow Cum Quy - but expect long delays.

10:08Samar Maguire

Footage of A14

Here’s some footage of the traffic in Stow cum Quy right now...

10:07Samar Maguire

Summary of the A14 crash...

A14 in Milton interchange in 2015

We’re still waiting on more information about any injuries in the collision.

Incident near Bollywood Spice restaurant

Here’s an image of the aftermath of an incident on the A10 in Waterbeach this morning, taken near Bollywood Spice restaurant.

We’re pretty certain it’s related to this comment from police:

A Cambridgeshire Constabulary spokeswoman said: “5.14am, Waterbeach. Tree down in road, white Ford Mondeo drove into it. Fire and ambulance on scene at around 5.30am. Man in his 60s with suspected broken leg. Telegraph pole at 45 degree angle, 100 metres north of the Bollywood Spice restaurant, near to the Landbeach junction. Road opened at 8.08am.”

We wish whoever was in that vehicle a speedy recovery.

09:57Samar Maguire

Stansted delays explanation...

Stansted have updated us on what caused delays to flights this morning. Please sit down when you read this, the news might shock you.

A Stansted Airport spokesman said: “Further to the enquiry this morning about what caused some delays at Stansted this morning, they were down to problems caused by the strong winds.

“For a period of 15 minutes there were cross wind speeds which meant some aircraft couldn’t take off.

“There was also a period with a restriction on inbound flights to 10 flights per hour.”

09:52Samar Maguire

Gallery of the wrath of Storm Fionn today

If you’re looking to reminisce on what’s been happening today, we’ve got a wonderfully compiled gallery for you. Thanks Alistair.

09:50Samar Maguire

Bad news for people planning to visit the LAMMA show today

If you were planning to visit the UK’s largest farm machinery, equipment & agricultural services show in Peterborough today, we’ve got some bad news...

09:47KEY EVENT

M11 full closure

The M11 will be closed in both directions while emergency services recover an overturned lorry.

09:25KEY EVENT

Nine vehicle collision

A Cambridgeshire Constabulary spokeswoman told the News: “We were called to an incident at 8.42am on the A14 westbound carriageway in Stow Cum Quy, junction 35.

“There are multiple vehicles involved. We have on our records that nine vehicles were involved. There is a full closure.

“It is unknown if there are any injuries. No-one appears to be trapped. We are on the scene.

“It looks like it’s going to be some time before it’s all cleared.”

09:20KEY EVENT

A14 full closure...

A full closure has taken place on the A14 in Stow Cum Quy. We’ll have more on this shortly.

09:19Samar Maguire

Blown over tree

More images of a tree that has been blown over in Jesus College, Cambridge...

Delays on the A14 westbound

Wonder what the obstruction could be...

09:09

School closures

A spokesman for Cambridgeshire County Council said: “Local school closures we are aware of so far: Elm Church of England Primary. Sutton Primary School. Christchurch Primary will be closed but hopefully only until around lunchtime.”

Two schools in Brandon are reportedly shut too because they have no power.

09:08Samar Maguire

There are still delays on the A10...

Just in case you were wondering...

09:03Samar Maguire

We're filtering through all the necessary reads on here this morning..